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@article{ART002973352},
author={Jeongeum Choi and Changrok Soh and Young Woo Park},
title={A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective},
journal={Journal of Human Rights Studies},
issn={2635-4632},
year={2023},
volume={6},
number={1},
pages={189-227},
doi={10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189}

TY - JOUR
AU - Jeongeum Choi
AU - Changrok Soh
AU - Young Woo Park
TI - A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective
JO - Journal of Human Rights Studies
PY - 2023
VL - 6
IS - 1
PB - Korean Association of Human Rights Studies
SP - 189
EP - 227
SN - 2635-4632
AB - Clothing has three functions: primarily as physical protection, secondly as a tool for social participation, and thirdly as a cultural means. The are four international human rights documents adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that explicitly address the right to clothing: 1) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2) the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, 3) the Convention of the Rights of the Child, and 4) the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, there are few welfare policies established to promote and realize the right to clothing. The ground of this gap is the general perception of clothing with its third function. Therefore, the significance and urgency of its primary and second functions have yet to receive enough attention. Meanwhile, increased economic disparity is worsening the clothing deprivation of vulnerable social groups. From this background, this article examines the status of the right to clothing within the human rights discourse and attempts to conceptualize the “right to clothing as a human right.” For this purpose, it assesses the current status of clothing deprivation in the Republic of Korea, firstly through a survey of 265 low-income households of the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of welfare policy on their right to clothing, and secondly through interviews with civil societies that implement clothing supply-related programmes. Lastly, it proposes a new model which can be implemented in the Korean context.
KW - Right to Clothing;Human Rights;UDHR;ICESCR;CRPD;CRC
DO - 10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189
ER -

Jeongeum Choi, Changrok Soh and Young Woo Park. (2023). A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 6(1), 189-227.

Jeongeum Choi, Changrok Soh and Young Woo Park. 2023, "A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective", Journal of Human Rights Studies, vol.6, no.1 pp.189-227. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189

Jeongeum Choi, Changrok Soh, Young Woo Park "A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective" Journal of Human Rights Studies 6.1 pp.189-227 (2023) : 189.

Jeongeum Choi, Changrok Soh, Young Woo Park. A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective. 2023; 6(1), 189-227. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189

Jeongeum Choi, Changrok Soh and Young Woo Park. "A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective" Journal of Human Rights Studies 6, no.1 (2023) : 189-227.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189

Jeongeum Choi; Changrok Soh; Young Woo Park. A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 6(1), 189-227. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189

Jeongeum Choi; Changrok Soh; Young Woo Park. A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective. Journal of Human Rights Studies. 2023; 6(1) 189-227. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189

Jeongeum Choi, Changrok Soh, Young Woo Park. A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective. 2023; 6(1), 189-227. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189

Jeongeum Choi, Changrok Soh and Young Woo Park. "A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective" Journal of Human Rights Studies 6, no.1 (2023) : 189-227.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2023.6.1.189